Thirty-six Boone High School speech performers qualify for state contest

Thursday

Jan 29, 2015 at 1:24 AM

The Boone High School speech team turned in an impressive performance at District Large Group Contest Saturday at Centennial High School in Ankeny. Thirty-six performers in eight different categories earned I’s (on a scale of 1 to 4) at the district contest and qualified for state. A total of 63 students in 95 performing roles spanning 14 categories were entered in the district contest. Coaches for the nearly 100 performers are Jeff Wells, Leshia Anderson and Jill Thieben.

Five students qualified for state in two events: Anna Runestad (ensemble act and mime), Magnus Anderson (improv and mime), Emily Carey (musical theater and mime), Alex Carey (improv and mime) and Greg Paul (improv and choral reading).

"It was a magnificent day for improv. Six sophomores (Greg Paul, Katie Commins, Elizabeth Coleman, Kurt Yaeger, Zane Hehnke, and Emily Headley) made it for the second straight year, and a four freshmen boys qualified for state, which is a rare accomplishment," said Coach Wells.